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August 28th
154 Notable deaths
Antonio Puerta
Spanish footballer (1984-2007).
Born November 26th, 1984 in Seville.
Died August 28th, 2007 at 22 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
E. P. Thompson
British historian & peace activist (1924-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1924 in Oxford.
Died August 28th, 1993 at 69 years old in Worcester.
Mohamed Naguib
1st president of the republic of egypt (1901–1984).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Khartoum. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1984 at 83 years old in Cairo (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Princess Mafalda of Savoy
Savoyard and hesse-kasselian royal.
Born November 19th, 1902 in Rome.
Died August 28th, 1944 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp, Buchwald.
Shulamith Firestone
Canadian born us feminist scholar, activist and writer (1945-2012).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Ottawa.
Died August 28th, 2012 at 67 years old in New York. [ref]
Vince Taylor
English rock and roll singer.
Born July 14th, 1939 in Isleworth. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1991 at 52 years old in Lutry (lung cancer).
Paul Grice
British philosopher.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Birmingham.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 75 years old in Berkeley.
Bronislav Kaminski
German general.
Born June 16th, 1899 in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, Polotsky Uyezd.
Died August 28th, 1944 at 45 years old in Łódź (ballistic trauma).
Béla Guttmann
Hungarian football player and manager (1899–1981).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 1981 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Chaim Rumkowski
Head of judenrat in lodz ghetto..
Born February 27th, 1877 in Ilyino.
Died August 28th, 1944 at 67 years old in Auschwitz (lynching).
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